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The Kings of Wessex Academy

The Kings of Wessex Academy
Station Road
Cheddar
Somerset
England
BS273AQ

📞 phone: 01934 742608

👨‍🏫 headteacher: Mr David Wiltshire

✉️ reveal email: cdbr…@educ.somerset.gov.ukreveal

🌍 web: www.kowessex.co.uk

1045 pupils mixed gender
1194 pupils capacity: 88% full

527 boys 50%

518 girls 50%

Last updated:

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Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
136783
Education phase
Secondary
Religious character
Church of England
Establishment type
Academy converter
Establishment #
4583
Open date
1. June 2011
Reason open
Academy Converter
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 345738, Northing: 153103
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 51.274, Longitude: -2.7793
Accepting pupils
13—18 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
13. November 2018
Diocese
Diocese of Bath and Wells
Region › Const. › Ward
South West › Wells and Mendip Hills › Cheddar
Free school meals %
11.00
Trust
WESSEX LEARNING TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10031581

School governors

  • Reverend Stuart Burns, Local Governor 16. February 2020—15. February 2024
  • Mr Denis Carroll, Local Governor 22. October 2019—31. January 2024
  • Mr Richard John Allen Oliver, Local Governor 16. February 2020—15. February 2024
  • Mr Christopher Thurling, Chair of Local Governing Body 1. September 2022—31. August 2026
  • Mr David Wiltshire, Local Governor 1. September 2020—None
  • Mrs Megan James, Local Governor 1. September 2023—31. August 2027
  • Mrs Sarah Bougourd, Local Governor 11. March 2024—10. March 2028
  • Mrs Lisa Clark, Local Governor 11. March 2024—10. March 2028
  • Mrs Suzie Smith, Local Governor 11. March 2024—10. March 2028
  • Mr Stuart Burns, Local Governor 18. March 2024—17. March 2028
  • Mr Richard Oliver, Local Governor 26. March 2024—25. March 2028
  • Dr Niamh McGrogan, Local Governor 23. May 2024—22. May 2028
  • Mr Marcus Hunt, Local Governor 8. October 2024—7. October 2028
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  40. 0.1 miles★★★★★The Village Bakery, BS273AA
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  42. Supermarkets
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